101-0203-AAL  Hydraulics I

SemesterAutumn Semester 2019
LecturersR. Stocker
Periodicityevery semester recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish
CommentEnrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement.

Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.


AbstractThe course teaches the basics of hydromechanics, relevant for civil and environemental engineers.
Learning objectiveFamiliarization with the basics of hydromechanics of steady state flows
ContentProperties of water, hydrostatics, continuity, Euler equation of motion, Navier Stokes euqation, similarity, Bernoulli principle, momentum equation for finite volumes, potential flows, ideal fluids-real fluids, boundary layer, pipe flow, open channel flow, flow in porous media, flow measurements, demonstration experiments in the lecture hall and in the laboratory
Lecture notesScript and collection of problems available
LiteratureBollrich, Technische Hydromechanik 1, Verlag Bauwesen, Berlin